SOME WINNERS 



the great Shropshire Steeplechase at Ludlow in 

 April. The result was a surprise, as Leamington was 

 not mentioned in the betting, Maresco was a warm 

 favourite, and four of the remaining nine were evidently 

 much fancied ; but Leamington not only won, but did 

 so in a canter by twenty lengths. Obviously he was 

 something more than useful. It will probably surprise 

 a student of the Calendar to find that the scene of 

 Leamington's next success was in Ireland at Clonmel, 

 where he took a Subscribers' Plate, but apparently the 

 object of sending him was to run for the Metropolitan 

 Plate at Baldoyle, in which he was beaten a length by an 

 animal named Carrier Pigeon, a son of Rathbeal, whose 

 name is known as the first winner of the National 

 Breeders' Foal Stakes at Sandown, an event which for 

 many seasons past has been the most valuable two-year- 

 old stake now run. 



Returning to England Leamington won the Winter 

 Steeplechase at Gatwick in December from the favourite 

 Mintstalk, a frequent winner, and wound up the year 

 by carrying off the ^'400 Midland Handicap Steeple- 

 chase at Nottingham. Here he beat animals of 

 respectable class. Harvest Home II., Hill of Bree, Sir 

 Peter Walker's constant winner Flutterer, Pride of 

 Mabestown, Ranunculus, who as already remarked was 

 greatly fancied for the Liverpool, St. Moritz who now 

 started favourite, Saxilby and others. Ludlow has 

 always been a favourite course with Mr. Bibby, and 



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